Kingsize

El nido amor is our biggest private..

Cama king

El Nido de Amor es nuestro cuarto más grande...

$230.000 COP p.n.$230.000 COP p.n.

A king-size bed, so comfy!

Max 2 people.

El nido amor is our biggest private room with a king-size bed, perfect for 2 people.
So if your spouse/ traveling buddy is a restless sleeper, or enjoys to sprawl over the entire bed; this is the room for you.

cerveza

No alcoholico

Snacks

Ensalada de fruta

7.000 COP

Papas

4.000 COP

Mani

4.000 COP

Chocolates small

3.000 COP

Chocolates grande

4.000 COP

Cigarrillos

8.000 COP

Bar en el Agua

New bar

Bar en el Agua

NUEVO BAR

With a bar..

right on the edge (arm distance) of the water.. you don’t have to miss out on the ‘all-day-every-day’ happy hour. So chilling till the fullest.. Well the only exercise for the day is you & your floatie fighting the current to make sure you don’t drift too far off the bar!

Ruta más lenta

Plankton Tour

Nature in it's extraordinary

Plankton Tour

La Naturaleza es extraordinaria

$40.000 COP$40.000 COP

Bioluminescent plankton Tour

Around 40 minutes

Underwater fairy dust – Don’t mind taking a dip in the dark? We highly recommend joining us for our plankton tour. ‘Plankton tour.. say whaaat?’ Well, we go by boat, and as soon as we hit the mangroves, the water starts to glow due to these wonderful bioluminescent little creatures. By the time you jump in, you’ll be surrounded by glittering, glimmering simply gleaming critters! Or as some of our guests describe it, “underwater fairy dust”.

Islote

Most densely populated island on earth

Islote

La isla mas densamente poblada en el mundo

$15.000 COP$15.000 COP

Islote

Around 1 hour

“Santa Cruz del Islote” – this is the most densely populated island on earth – legit guys – it’s in the Guinness Book of Records. It’s so crowded (up to 1,200+ people living on 100,391 m2) and this all on a hand made half-artificial island. The people of Islote are tightly packed in, nevertheless, it is a tranquil piece of earth. At least until they throw a festival.. this community really knows how to party. We drop you off by boat so you can explore the island for an hour or two.

Beach Day

Tintipan or Mucura beach

Día de Playa

Playa Tintipan o Playa Mucura

$25.000 COP$25.000 COP

Beach day

Half or full day

If you find yourself getting – a case of Casa cabin fever we’d love to take you to Tintipan or Mucura beach. Come stretch your legs and feel soft white sand between your toes. Relax on this picturesque postcard-worthy beach where you can enjoy a full day of fun in the sun, complete with a Margarita or two and palm trees.

Maravilla Snorkel Tour

3 hour tour to one of the 9 Islands

Tour de Snorkel Maravilla

3 hora de tour a una de las 9 islas

$30.000 COP$30.000 COP

Isla Maravilla Snorkel Tour

Half day

This used to be an island with mangroves but since sea-level rises and lack of mangrove protection it is now flooded with water. Colourful sea life can now be found with our 2-3 hour snorkel tour. We provide the snorkels & masks.

Island Tour

Full day tour with 3 Island stops

Tour de las Islas

Tour de todo el día con 3 paradas

$50.000 COP$50.000 COP

Island Tour

In this full day tour you wil visit Isla Mucura, Isla Tintipan and Islote (read more about this on beach-day and Islote chapter). Our boat/tour guides wil show you all ins and outs of the San Bernardo Islands

Paseo en Kayak

Snorkeling

Something with swimming and a mask

Snorkeling

Algo con nadar y una máscara

FreeGratis

Snorkeling

Surrounded by clear Caribbean waters snorkelling is a must do – IF exploring life under the sea is your thing. Stay close to the Casa and explore the world below the surface nearby. However, if you swim a little further into the mangroves you can see very different types of sea life.

Wakeboard

For beginners or pro’s

Wakeboard

Para principiantes y profesionales

$70.000 COP 30min$70.000 COP 30min

Wakeboard

Standing on a small board while a powerboat pulls you gently through the beautiful Caribbean?
This calm, relaxing ride quickly changes into a breathtaking and exhilarating adventure. For beginners or pro’s.

Disc-Go

Like wakeboaring

Disc-Go

Como wakeboarding

$50.000 COP 30min$50.000 COP 30min

Disc-Go

Well, for the ones who find wakeboaring hard, or the ones who like to do tricks. Disc-Go is definitely worth trying! It is an incredibly fun, never frustrating watersports experience. Compare to wakeboarding, getting up is effortless, just lie down, hold the rope and GO!

Subwing

How about flying under water?

Subwing

Que tal si volamos bajo el agua?

$50.000 COP 1hr$50.000 COP 1hr

Subwing

How about flying under water – Equipped with special wings that allow you to swoop around underwater like an agile dolphin. Grab on to the wings which are towed by a speedboat in front of you and get ready to experience the crystal clear sea from a completely new perspective, just like the tropical fish you’re sure to see gliding around next to you.

Eco Friendly Hostel

Eco Amigable

Dry Toilets

Many guests laugh the first time they visit the Ladies or the Gents. Why the amusement? Eco means compost, so therefore we have dry toilets. Just make sure you pee in hole #1 and poo in hole#2 and ‘flush’ with a cup of sawdust lime mix. We collect your creations in a tanks and take it daily to Tintipan Island. There we have our composting operations based where we produce fertiliser.

Showers

We have Bucket showers! Just like the good ‘ole days! (It does add to the Robinson Crusoe feeling though). As this precious water is limited, you can only take evening showers.

At Tintipan Island we have two water tanks holding up to 100,000 liters of clean rainwater. Although this may sound like a lot of H2O, it’s unfortunately not.
The Casa uses about a 1000 liters daily, which is brought over in jerry cans on a boat every evening.

Trash

We separate our trash as much as possible here at the Casa. Once a month, a big ship cruises to the islands to collect the garbage from the area and to take it to the mainland.
We use the organics from the kitchen and bar to make our own compost, which is also used to make fertiliser. We reuse the glass bottles from the bar for bricks and decoration. With the aluminium cans from the bar, we started a project with the locals and other hostels to collect as many as possible, which can be sent to the mainland to be sold for recycling. This money will go towards building a new football field for our local football team on Islote!

Community

We are proud of our friendly, cheerful, and hardworking local staff. Almost the entire crew lives with their families on the Island of Islote, with a few others coming from the mainland. Casa en el Agua has created employment opportunities for the local people, creating a positive effect on their lives with particular reference to wealth and access to healthcare. We aim to both learn from, and educate, them about conservation and preservation of the sea life and mangroves, working in conjunction with the the National Park.

National Park

The casa sits among the the San Bernardo islands, and is part of “Parque Natural National Corales de Rosario y San Bernardo.” Established in 1977 and covering 1,200km squared, The park holds the most extensive, diverse and developed coral reef in the entire Colombian Caribbean continental coastline. The park aims protect the marine ecosystems & coral reefs, which are living in depths of up (or down!) to 30 meters. The park is home to 170 species of fish, 52 types of coral and 25 sponges in a stunning rainbow of colours. The flora is characterised by mangroves and seagrass beds.

Showers

We have Bucket showers! Just like the good ‘ole days! (It does add to the Robinson Crusoe feeling though). As this precious water is limited, you can only take evening showers.

At Tintipan Island we have two water tanks holding up to 100,000 liters of clean rainwater. Although this may sound like a lot of H2O, it’s unfortunately not.
The Casa uses about a 1000 liters daily, which is brought over in jerry cans on a boat every evening.

Alcohol

No WiFi

We encourage you to spend a few days screen free – to enjoy the view, live in the moment, read a good book, cool down with a few cervezas and work on your social skills.

No <18

We do love kids, as we have plenty local kids around in the nearby islands. The casa is just not a save place for them.

NATURAL PARK

…smack bang in the middle of glorious mother nature. We ask that you, as our guest, help us maintain our little slice of paradise with recycling, saving water etc.

Bucket shower

Our precious collected rain water is limited, we only do evening showers. Like the good old days (a Robinson Crusoe feeling) 1 bucket a person. Just spoon it up with a cup and throw it over yourself, easy!

Solar powerrr

We try to rely on solar power as much as possible at the casa and our watt hours are precious. Please charge all your items before you come and be energy conscious with us.

POO’S AND PEE’S

Eco means compost, therefore we have dry toilets! Pee in hole #1- goes to our septic under the house. Poo in hole #2 – and ‘flush’ with a cup of assassin. We collect this on our compost land on Tintipan Island.

Cash is king

As you may understand, the local fisherman don’t have bank accounts.. So please bring enough Pesos Colombianos and we can pay them for the delicious fresh caught seafood on your plate.

WARM CLOTHES

Although it is generally HOT during the day, evenings can cool down. Therefore, we advise to bring some warmer items along with your Brazilian thong bikini and tight, white, speedos..

Bags

Our house is not the biggest mansion in the world so space is limited. We suggest that you leave your bulky Louis V. or backpack on the mainland. And bring MAXIMUM 8 KILO.

Eco-hostel in the Caribbean

SINCE 2014

Eco-Hostel en el Caribe

Desde el 2014

The Casa

— a former Colombian holiday home – is a 25-year old wooden house built on a concrete foundation under the sea water. An eco-friendly backpackers hostel run by our cheerful, local crew. The hostel sits among the San Bernardo Islands, just two hours by boat from Cartagena.

It is you and your temporary family who decide whether to detox, unleash your inner yogi and enjoy the serene environment, or crank up the volume and get the drinks flowing. Whatever your choice may be, we dare to say we offer the best hangover cure in South America: a bed-to-ocean dive from the first floor deck into clear Caribbean waters.